Race hasn't been called, but Jones leads with all precincts reporting. [Update: Despite leading by 876 votes with all precincts reporting, Jones now finds herself down by 9 votes after mail-in and absentee ballots. There will be a recount. Update: ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Former GoDaddy counsel Christine Jones running for Congress
· Domain RegistrarsJones tries her hand at the House of Representatives. Former GoDaddy chief counsel and executive vice president Christine Jones is running for United States Congress, she announced today. She's running as a republican in Arizona’s Fifth ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Christine Jones’ gubernatorial bid ends in primaries
· Domain RegistrarsFormer GoDaddy exec places third in Republican primary. Christine Jones, former general counsel for GoDaddy, lost her bid to become the next governor of Arizona in the Republican primary yesterday. Doug Ducey, current Arizona treasurer and former ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons spends $1M on Christine Jones’ run for governor
· Domain RegistrarsParsons paying for attack ads against former employee's competition for Governor. GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons is lending a helping hand to his former employee Christine Jones. Jones, who was GoDaddy's general counsel, is now running for governor of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Former GoDaddy General Counsel to run for Arizona Governor
· Domain RegistrarsJones jumps headfirst into politics with gubernatorial bid. Christine Jones, former General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for GoDaddy, announced that she will run for Governor of Arizona. Jones left the company last year after a decade in high ... Continue Reading1 Comment
2012 Impact Stories: changing of the guard at Go Daddy
· Domain RegistrarsMajor changes at the top of the world's largest domain name registrar. In late 2011 Go Daddy closed on an investment from KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures. We all knew changes would result, but how they manifested themselves in ... Continue Reading2 Comments
General Counsel Christine Jones leaving Go Daddy
· Domain RegistrarsA long time fixture at Go Daddy is moving on. Christine Jones, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for Go Daddy, will leave the company Friday after 10 years. Jones managed all legal affairs for the company and frequently represented the company ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Go Daddy Dropping .Cn, But Not China
· Policy & LawGo Daddy drops .cn, but Chinese can still register domain names at the registrar. In a hearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China today in Washington, Go Daddy Group Executive Vice-President and General Counsel Christine Jones ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Congress Beats Up ICANN (Part 3)
· Policy & LawQuestion and answer period at hearing gets testy. In part 1 of our coverage of today's U.S. House of Representatives hearing on ICANN, DNW covered committee member's opening remarks. Part two covered witnesses' opening testimony. The real fireworks ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Domain Names a Topic on Capitol Hill Thursday
· Policy & LawHearing to discuss ICANN's future will be held Thursday. Domain names, specifically ICANN, will be discussed tomorrow in Washington. The House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will hold a congressional hearing tomorrow ... Continue Reading9 Comments